cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
long ago; once upon a time
since one was born; (in) all one's life
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
several years; a few years
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
story; tale; talk; discussion
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
please (give me); please (do for me)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...